March 12, 2020
UC biologists created a simple color vision test for animals using a modified liquid crystal display and light-emitting diodes. They can tell if animals such as fiddler crabs can distinguish different hues.
May 22, 2020
UC international grad student, Dylan David, credits his collaboration with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Med Ctr. for Fulbright grant to homeland in Trinidad.
September 22, 2020
With personal protective equipment still in short supply, researchers at the University of Cincinnati examined what common household fabrics might work best as a face covering. They found that silk is breathable, washable and moisture better than cotton or synthetics.
September 11, 2020
University of Cincinnati visiting assistant professor of biology Michael Booth studied the migration patterns of steelhead, a subpopulation of rainbow trout that migrates to the Pacific Ocean, where the growing fish hunt and feed until they return to their natal freshwater streams to spawn.
October 22, 2020
UC assistant professor Latonya Jackson conducted experiments with North American freshwater fish called least killifish. She found that populations of killifish exposed to estrogen in concentrations of 5 nanograms per liter in controlled lab conditions had fewer males and produced fewer offspring. Scientists have found estrogen at as much as 16 times that concentration in streams adjacent to sewage treatment plants.